Walk like an Egyptian…and watch new TV series based on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb

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BY TV MAGAZINE

16th October 2016, 3:58 am

Updated: 1st December 2016, 4:30 pm

NEW! Tutankhamun 9pm ITV

ITV

Sam Neill stars in this new four-part series alongside Max Irons

Based on the true story of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, ITV’s four-part drama follows archaeologist Howard Carter (Max Irons), who is convinced, after digging up a cup belonging to King Tut, that the burial site is right underneath their noses.

Luckily for Carter, wealthy aristocrat and amateur archaeologist Lord Carnarvon (Sam Neill) doesn’t need much convincing that Howard’s on to something and agrees to back his dig.

However, the excavation is almost brought to a premature end when fellow archaeologist Theodore Davis seems to have discovered the tomb first, but Carter knows better. Then the beginnings of World War I threaten to cut short his dig, and he’s shipped off to Cairo to help with the war effort.

Surely he’s not going to let that stand in his way?

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BBC

Ross could be in big trouble for smuggling

We always knew from the start that this smuggling lark was bound to get Ross (Aidan Turner) into big trouble.

And so it proves, when he, the informant and the smugglers unwittingly walk straight into a police ambush. This makes George even more smug (if such a thing is possible) as he feels he can ask if he may “look after” Elizabeth. Urgh.

NEW! The Crystal Maze SU2C Celebrity Special 9pm c4

C4

Michelle Keegen stars in this SU2C celebrity special of Crystal Maze

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